Letters of endorsement

Published: Friday, October 26, 2012 at 06:54 PM.

June Atkinson is an excellent choice for State Superintendent regardless of your party affiliation. Parents in both parties need a proven, successful candidate at the helm who cares about students and has worked to make North
Carolina
a leader in education. June Atkinson has the experience and the track record that makes other states watch to see what we are doing.

June has led our state to the highest graduation rate ever recorded in our state — over 80 percent! Rightly so, she credits educators for their commitment and work in North Carolina being able to celebrate this milestone. Being elected to another term will allow her to work towards a 100 percent graduation rate.

June has worked to make sure that our state has an educated workforce and citizens with skills to live their lives successfully. Be sure to visit June Atkinson on youtube.com to see for yourself. I am sure you will agree that success should be encouraged, rewarded, and continued by voting for June on Election Day.
Kathy
Hyler
Lenoir
County
Chair Educators for June Atkinson

Lenoir County Board of Commissioners Chairman George Graham is campaigning to fill the seat the late Rep. William Wainwright held in the North Carolina General Assembly. Commissioner Graham has paid his dues by serving the citizens of our county for decades.

He was my late mother’s supervisor at Lenoir Community College. And he served diligently also at Caswell Center. When we look for community leaders, and in this case a state leader, we look for someone with integrity who is concerned about every constituent. We have witnessed Graham’s commitment to economic development in our community.

Minister Evelyn Dove Coleman

Kinston

Tommy Pharo

I urge you to support the re-election of Tommy Pharo for District 3 county commissioner in Lenoir County.

I have served with him on the Lenoir Memorial Hospital Board of Directors for many years. He views his role as one of being an advocate for the citizens of Lenoir County. He is not only concerned for their well being but also their fiscal interest.

As an appointed member from Lenoir County commissioners, he consistently reviews the financial operations of the hospital to insure that the interests of the community are properly protected. He is extremely cost conscious.

I highly value his service to the community and would highly recommend his re-election.

Oscar Greene

Kinston

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Where are the forward thinking Democrats? Why can’t politicians work together? As a life-long Democrat, I know that our state, local and federal governments are under great financial pressure. At all levels, it is time for Democrats and Republican to come together to get the work done that will benefit the people in this nation, this state and this community. We need leaders who will make budgets that are balanced, sound, and far sighted.

Tommy Pharo’s experience in the private sector makes him the candidate with the knowledge to be both productive and accountable during these times of making due with less. Please make your vote really count by putting the focus on the person who can get the job done.

People with experience in the private sector know that they have to satisfy the consumer yet develop a sound business model in order to survive. There is no money tree where the working man can keep finding extra funds. Liberal politicians seem to generate plans that evolve in the direct opposite of the original intent. When questioned as to why the plan did not work, the answer is usually that the politician just needed more money.

It is time that we elect people that are not just focused on a particular political party but are responsible to the taxpayers in this community. Tommy Pharo, Lenoir County commissioner of District 3, is this type of candidate.

Brian Hussey

Kinston

Pat McCrory

I am worried about the high unemployment rate of 9.7 percent and the economic mess North Carolina has found itself in under our current governor. North Carolina needs a governor who will lead us in a positive direction and help dig us out of the hole in which the state is stuck. The man who has proven time and again during this campaign to have the ability and strength to do so is Pat McCrory.

Pat McCrory has shown North Carolinians a refreshing outlook and positive explanation of his policies and plans. He has led his campaign the way all politicians should, respectfully with poise. Walter Dalton has shown citizens the desperate and panicked side of a campaign, bringing politics in North Carolina to a new low. Rather than devoting his campaign and advertisements to positively displaying his policies and attributes, Walter Dalton has spent his time negatively and falsely attacking his opponent.

I, as a citizen and voter of North Carolina, am tired of seeing campaigns devoted to fighting the opponent rather than fighting for the good of the state. North Carolina needs someone who puts the needs of the state and the people above their own and that is what Pat McCrory has shown throughout the campaign.

Sally Waller
Kinston

June Atkinson

This year’s election is fast approaching and I would like to have a conversation with you about the position of State Superintendent.

June Atkinson is an excellent choice for State Superintendent regardless of your party affiliation. Parents in both parties need a proven, successful candidate at the helm who cares about students and has worked to make North Carolina a leader in education. June Atkinson has the experience and the track record that makes other states watch to see what we are doing.

June has led our state to the highest graduation rate ever recorded in our state — over 80 percent! Rightly so, she credits educators for their commitment and work in North Carolina being able to celebrate this milestone. Being elected to another term will allow her to work towards a 100 percent graduation rate.

June has worked to make sure that our state has an educated workforce and citizens with skills to live their lives successfully. Be sure to visit June Atkinson on youtube.com to see for yourself. I am sure you will agree that success should be encouraged, rewarded, and continued by voting for June on Election Day. KathyHylerLenoirCounty Chair
Educators for June Atkinson